High School Spring Sports – Baseball: Little Giants optimistic in 2017
Entering the 2017 baseball season, Canton High coach Mike Walters has a positive feeling about this year’s group.
View ArticleBlazing a Trail to JWCC: Link aiming to play at next level
Canton senior Madison Link, pen in hand, recently signed to continue her softball career, as she plans on heading to John Wood Community College to play for the Blazers.
View ArticleHeading in a different direction: Churchill to run for Chargers
VIT senior Taylor Churchill (seated, center) signed a letter of intent Wednesday to attend Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg and run cross country for the Chargers. Seated with Taylor are her parents...
View ArticleCanton High softball – 2017 season begins: Lady Giants split opening contests
On a blustery March afternoon, Saturday’s high school softball contests involving Canton, Macomb and IVC featured a little bit of everything.
View ArticleCanton High softball – hitting the road: Lady Giants break loose to beat...
After a slow start with the bats, the Canton High softball team found its stroke Monday afternoon.
View ArticleCanton High baseball – time to play ball: Little Giants open season with 9-2...
Facing an Illini West baseball team that had already played three games, Canton coach Mike Walters was not entirely surprised with his team’s slow start Tuesday afternoon at Bob Ems Field.
View ArticleCanton High baseball – two for the show: Schroeder pitches Little Giants past...
The Canton High baseball team could not muster much offense against Beardstown in a non-conference contest Wednesday afternoon at Bob Ems Field.
View ArticleCanton High girls soccer home opener: Lady Giants dominate Manual in 7-0 victory
Playing its home opener against Manual Thursday afternoon, the Canton High girls soccer team proved to be rude hosts.
View ArticleCanton Kiwanis All-Star Basketball: Second half rally lifts South to 87-80 win
The 12th Annual Boys Kiwanis All-Star Game turned out to be two very different halves as the South rallied from 19 points down at the half to defeat the North 87-80 Saturday night. Prior to Saturday's...
View ArticleCanton Kiwanis All-Star Basketball: South squad holds off North for 73-67...
First-year Havana girls basketball coach Michelle Brady wanted her South team to have fun Saturday night at the 12th annual Canton Kiwanis All-Star Game.
View ArticleCanton Kiwanis All-Star Hoops : 2-Ball winners and MVPs
The 12th annual Canton Kiwanis All-Star games were played this past Saturday night at Alice Ingersoll Gym in Canton.
View ArticleCanton High School boys basketball: Murphy steps down as coach after four years
Four years of missing out was enough for Jay Murphy.
View ArticleCanton High School baseball gets 3rd win: Little Giants edge...
The Canton High baseball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 3-2 victory over Brimfield/Elmwood Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleAll-County High School Girls Basketball: Lascelles named Player of the Year
The 2016-17 high school girls basketball season represented a changing of the guard for area teams.
View ArticleCanton High baseball - Mid-Illini play begins: Little Giants blanked by...
The Canton High baseball team managed just three hits in dropping its Mid-Illini Conference opener at Washington 4-0 Tuesday evening.
View ArticleCanton High Softball - Growing pains: Lady Giants defeated by Galesburg 6-5
Galesburg broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the fourth inning, then held off a Canton rally in the seventh inning in defeating the Lady Giants 6-5 Friday afternoon.
View ArticlePrairieland Conference baseball: Errors costly for North Fulton in 7-2 loss...
The Abingdon-Avon Tornadoes took advantage of eight North Fulton errors in defeating the Wildcats 7-2 in Prairieland Conference action on Saturday.
View ArticlePrairieland Conference baseball: Patriots pitch, hit way past Rebels 12-0
Though the season is young, Peoria Heights baseball coach Matt King believes his team’s pitching can match up with a lot of opponents.
View ArticleMid-Illini Conference High School Girls Track: Lady Giants host Pekin an...
The Canton High girls track team hosted Pekin and Morton in Mid-Illini Conference triangular meet action Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
View ArticleCanton girls square off with Pekin, Morton in triangular
The Canton High girls track team hosted Mid-Illini Conference foes Pekin and Morton Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
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